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the reconstruction of an Italian city-republic
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This is the first full scholarly history of Lucca in the fifteenth century, from the overthrow of the Guinigi despotism to the beginning of the French invasion of Italy. Thoroughly grounded in the archives, the study covers a wide range of important themes and topics in Lucchese history. Dr Bratchel explores both the politics and the economy of the city, examining city governance and relations with its subject communities. He sets Lucca in its regional context as an important city-republic and as a neighbour of the large and powerful city of Florence. His study makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of fifteenth-century Italian history.
1. Introduction -- 2. Lucca 1430-1440: The Politics of Reconstruction -- 3. Lucca 1440-1494: An Unquiet Stability -- 4. Lucca 1430-1494: The Structure of Politics -- 5. The Economy of Fifteenth-Century Lucca: Manufacture, Trade, and Banking -- 6. Urban Society and the Countryside: Patterns of Interdependence and Control -- 7. The Hegemonic City and its Subject Communities -- 8. The Lucchese Republic and the Church: The Clerical Buttress -- 9. Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314) and index.
Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995